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Burning Man Plans To Revitalize a Depressed San Francisco Neighborhood
The Burning Man festival -- where people meet once-a-year in the Nevada desert for a hedonistic experiment in self-reliance, innovation and art -- has...
9 Species That Returned From Extinction in 2010
A few lost species thought to be extinct have made miraculous reappearances in 2010, like the Sierra Nevada Red Fox, an earthworm that smells...
World’s Largest Solar Project Breaks Ground in California Desert
The largest solar project in the world broke ground in the Mojave desert yesterday as the first ever to be built on federal land....
A Host of Western States Could Benefit From California’s Push to Use More Renewable Power
On Thursday, California mandated state utilities to increase by 33 percent their use of wind, solar, and other renewables by 2020. And although most...
Activists Keep Horses From Going To Slaughter
With the financial backing of a California winery owner, activists on Saturday purchased all 174 stray horses up for sale at a state-sanctioned auction...
School For Winter Olympians: 14 From One Utah College
Westminster College in Salt Lake City has 14 students competing in Vancouver in events like freestyle aerials, moguls and cross-country skiing. It's a...
Lindsey Vonn Defies Injury, Wins Gold
In one of the most stirring descents in Olympic downhill skiing history, Lindsey Vonn ignored the pain in her injured shin, a posible chased...
College Students Help Create Maps For Haitian Rescue Efforts
A group of college students is helping rescuers on the ground find their way around the wreckage in Haiti by pointing out roads...
Molten Salt Project To Power Up To 75,000 Homes
NV Energy signed an agreement today to use Crescent Dunes in Nye County, NV, near Tonopah, as a source for alternative power driven...
‘Recession Gave Me a New Opportunity’
Many people say they had found unexpected and uplifting turns during the struggling economy's darkest moments. Some have rediscovered what they previously dismissed or...
Patagonia Pays Employees to Bike or Carpool to Work
For Patagonia, everyday is Bike To Work Day. More than half the employees who work there travel to the Reno, Nevada business by some...
Waste Coffee Grounds offer new source of biodiesel fuel
Researchers in Nevada are reporting that waste coffee grounds can provide a cheap, abundant, and environmentally friendly source of biodiesel fuel for powering...
Buffett, Google Invest In Prolific Renewable You’ve Never Heard Of
Geothermal energy may be the most prolific renewable fuel source that most people have never heard of. Although the supply is virtually limitless, the...
9-Year-Old Toy Philanthropist Still Going Strong
"Ashlee Smith, the 9-year-old who started to collect toys for kids who have lost everything in fires, is now about to become a nonprofit...
My First TV Appearance! This Thursday AM
I pitched a good news story to a producer at CN8's Your Morning show, and he loved it. This Thursday morning I will...
Free Canvas Bags to First 6 Who Post Comment!
In honor of Earth Day I'm going to send a FREE canvas totebag, with the Good News Network slogan/website on the front, to...
Heroes in School Shooting and Bridge Collapse Receive Prestigious Medals
Two years ago, a Nevada Middle School gym teacher confronted a student gunman who had already wounded others. With compassion and persuasion she convinced...
New Las Vegas Casino to Build Green, Part of New Trend
Even on the Las Vegas Strip, where over-the-top casino and hotel complexes are the norm, the $4.8 billion Echelon is sure to stand out....
Idaho Rehabilitates Scorched Land From Wildfires
A year after the devastation from Idaho’s worst wildfire, Governor Otter has drummed up support for a statewide, citizen-led volunteer effort to rehabilitate torched...
Bear Rescued from Sierra Bridge Ledge
Rescuers used a huge nylon net bought at an army surplus store to save a bear dangling over the edge of the 80-foot-high bridge,...